Museum of Applied Arts celebrates 150 years

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The Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) is celebrating its 150th anniversary with three special exhibitions. The first two exhibits open in July and delve into the history of art and design at the contemporary arts museum, which was the first exhibition building to be opened on Vienna’s Ringstrasse on 12 May 1864. In “Exemplary: From […]

Noever quits over birthday bashes dispute

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One of Austria’s most controversial museum chiefs has stepped down after it emerged that private birthday parties he held at the attraction could have caused damages of several thousands of Euros.Peter Noever announced yesterday (Weds) he decided to resign as director of Vienna’s Museum for Applied Art (Museum für angewandte Kunst, MAK). Noever has headed […]